In this tutorial, we will install Packman on Manjaro. Packman is a tool used for managing packages in Arch-based systems. It provides extra packages that are not available in the official repositories.
Before we can start installing Packman, we need to make sure we have the following requirements:
We need to add the Packman repository to the list of repositories. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
This opens the pacman configuration file in the nano editor. Scroll down to the bottom of the file and add the following lines:
[packman]
SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
Server = https://packman.readthedocs.org/arch/$repo/$arch
Save the changes by pressing CTRL+X, then Y and ENTER.
After adding the Packman repository, we need to synchronize the Pacman database to download the list of packages available in the repository. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syy
Now that the Pacman database is synchronized, we can install Packman by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S packman
This command will download and install Packman along with its dependencies.
After the installation is complete, we need to verify that Packman is working correctly. To do this, run the following command:
packman --version
This command should display the version of Packman installed on the system.
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Packman on Manjaro. We added the Packman repository, synchronized the Pacman database, installed Packman, and verified the installation. Now, we can use it to manage packages on the system.
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